This Sunday 17th of December many of our local churches are holding a carol service: All Saints SE21 8JY at 4pm St Luke’s SE27 0HS at 6.30pm, Lansdowne Evangelical SE27 0AR at 6.30pm, St Peters SW16 2SD at 6.30pm, Chatsworth Baptist SE27 9HN at 7pm and Christchurch SE19 1DP at 8pm. All welcome.

Every Tuesday morning, Lansdowne Evangelical Church, Lansdowne Hill SE27 0ER plays host to Rainbow Tots, a lovely group for children under 3 years with their parents.

Starting from 10am, free play runs for forty minutes or so before tea, drinks, biscuits and fruit are served. Then the fun really begins with a wonderful sing-along with Agnes and Rachel-Claire on the guitar!

After songs, children are invited to participate in crafts or, for the more adventurous , interact with small creatures from Rachel-Clare’s garden. Previous visitors have included worms, centipedes and earwigs!

Cost is £1.50 per adult (brilliant for mums or dads with more than one child) . The church is just behind West Norwood’s Sainsburys.